Gate-hinge.



J. HARRISON. GATE HINGE. APPLIGATIOH FILED MAR, 4, 1912.

i,O35,58. Patented Aug. 13,1912

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HARRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malad City, in the county of Oneidaand State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hinges, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to gate hinges and more particularly to a hingewhich is primarily designed for use onfarm gates the object being tosupport the gate for free swingin movement over uneven ground and at t esame time relieve the hinge post of the weight of the gate.

Another object of the invent-ion resides in the provision of a hinge ofthe above noted type which is simple and inexpensive in construction,and highly efficient and durable in practical use.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formations, combinations andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichi Figure 1 isaside elevation of a gate illustrating the application of the hinge.Fig. 2 is a top plan View and Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View ofthe hinge. Fig. his a. perspective View of the modificationoof the loopcarried at the upper side of the gate for engagement with a pintle.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates a gate which may be ofany preferred construction said gate being mounted, at one end, forswinging movement upon the hinge post 3. The free end of the gate issupported for movement by means of a caster wheel 7 which'is secured tothe lower A lower hinge 8 of any approved form connects the gate to thopost 6. l\'l improved hinge whi h Forms the subject matter of thepresent application, is applied to the upper cud of the hinge post andgate, and consists oi a pinllc rod 5) which is socurely fastened bysuitable screws, bolts or analagous means to tho sidool" the postadjacent the gate. This rod 15 laterally oilsot as indicated at 10, theupper portion 11 thereof extending above the 0st 6. The end of thislatter portion of tile pintle rod. is bent at a riglgt angle to form astop 12 for the purpose :w ch will more fully appear in the followingdescription.

To the upper hinged end of the gate a strap late 13 is rigidly securedat its ends, said p ate being bent u on itself to rovide a horizontalldispose elongated oop 14: which exten s laterally from the gate towardthe post 6 and is adapted to receive the upper portion 11 of the pintlerod. The space between the parallel portions of the strap plate formingthe loop is suficient to emit said loop to move freely thereon while thestop 12 prevents the loop from lifting oil of the pintle.

From the foregoing the construction and operation of my improved hingewill be clearly understood. The gate may move easily at its free endover an uneven ground surface without liability of breaking the hinges,while the hinge post (3 is relieved of the weight of the gate therebygreatlymom tributing to the durability and efiicicncy of the gate as awhole. The invention is simplein construction, may be produced at smallcost and can be appliodfto the ordinary farm gate Without necessitatingthe employment of skilled labor.

While I have shown and describeddhe preferredembodiment of the inventionit will be understood that the same is susceptilole of lconsiderablemodification without departing from the essential feature or sacrificingany of the advantages thereof.

The modificationillustrated in Fig. 4 is a loop which is applicable toany sized gate and is advantageous over the preferred form in that thepreferred form may be applied only to stancnionsot a fixed width. Theconstruction comprises a loop l4 formed at"- ie'r the manner of the loop14 in the preferred form, having one arm 15 thereof ex lending in directalincmont while the opposite arm 153 is oll'sct inwardly and rests flushagainst the outer surface of the arm 15, the arm l5 being of greaterlength than the arm ll'i. Those arms ar attached by a single fasteningmeans piercing both arms and projecting into the post of the gate.

Having thus fully described this inventhe upper endof said pintle beingbent to 15 t-ion, What I claim as new and desire to seform' a stop tolimit the 'upward movement sure by Letters Patent is: of said loop; i

'The combination with a gate end and a In testimony whereof I aflix mysigna-' v 5 hinge post for said gate, of a pintle secured ture inpresence of two. witnesses.

to said post and having an offset portion ex- I tending above the upperend thereof, and a JOHN A O laterally extending-elongated loop-securedWitnesses. to said gate and horizontally and ertically ,L. L. HAMBLIN,

10 movable on the offset portion of the pintle, Tnos. D. JoNEs.

